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amoureux¹

Where it comes from

From the French. Doublet of amoroso and amorous.

noun amoureux

  1. A lover; a romantic partner. Ogier, thinking it is the Virgin Mary, commences an Ave; but the lady tells him she is Morgue la faye, who at his birth had kissed him, and retained him for her loyal amoureux, though forgotten by him.

Amoureux²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Amoureux.

proper noun Amoureuxes

  1. A surname from French.

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@misc{amoureux_2026,
  title = {amoureux},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amoureux},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}